{"id":84161,"date":"2021-05-20t12:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-20t16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=84161"},"modified":"2024-08-14t11:26:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14t15:26:04","slug":"how-to-assemble-a-great-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/05\/20\/how-to-assemble-a-great-team\/","title":{"rendered":"the managing partner’s secret weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>the right people in the right positions will help you stay out of the weeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n by marc rosenberg<\/i> <\/p>\n to be a great managing partner, you need a great team \u2013 a team that keeps you focused and out of the weeds.<\/p>\n the managing partner position is a big job. the high-level ceo of a complex, growing, highly profitable organization such as a cpa firm must be able to focus on the most important parts of the job, none of which is easy.<\/p>\n more: <\/b>how to enforce the partner agreement<\/a> | how long should it take to make partner?<\/a> | the managing partner\u2019s role in mergers<\/a> | five ways to evaluate partners<\/a> | manage partners with goal setting<\/a> | overarching authority that managing partners must have<\/a> | herding cats: advice for managing partners<\/a> let\u2019s drill down for a moment on the word \u201cfocus<\/strong>.\u201d it means:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n this post addresses the various positions in the firm that provide the support that enables managing partners to stay out of the weeds: their management and administrative team.<\/p>\n who is on the team?<\/strong><\/p>\n this list is not all-inclusive, but it\u2019s pretty darn close. larger firms will have more of these positions in place than smaller firms.<\/p>\n it\u2019s quite possible that some of these positions report to others who report directly to the managing partner. for example, the marketing, hr and it directors may report to the coo. let\u2019s drill down on each of these positions.<\/p>\n overarching issues: <\/strong>first, this post does not cover a coo’s or firm administrator’s entire job. it covers how managing partners use the coo or firm administrator on their team to keep them out of the weeds so they can perform their job at the highest level.<\/p>\n second, both coos and firm administrators are extremely important to the firm. the real distinction is the level<\/strong> at which the job is performed. coos generally operate at a higher level and at larger firms than do firm administrators.<\/p>\n third, regardless of whether a coo or a firm administrator is on board, managing partners must fully understand that of all the key members of their management team, these positions are often the most important because they have the most potential to keep the managing partner out of delegable administrative duties. words of warning: managing partners should resist the temptation to save money by underhiring these positions, or they will inevitably get sucked into administrative work that the lower-level person is incapable of performing.<\/p>\n coo vs. firm administrator<\/strong><\/p>\n let\u2019s clarify the difference between the two positions, understanding that at many firms, the line between them is blurred. this list covers the coo’s main focus at a very high level:<\/p>\n firm administrators may be involved in some of these activities to some extent, but they usually are not. a firm administrator job description appears toward the end of this post.<\/p>\n as we state throughout this post, the managing partner must be heavily involved in a small number of critically important firm operations. marketing and revenue growth are among them. the marketing director works in tandem with the managing partner. a job description appears toward the end of this post.<\/p>\n hr and staff issues in general are another critically important function in which the managing partner needs to have heavy involvement. the hr director works in tandem with the managing partner. a job description appears at the end of this post.<\/p>\n \u201cif you\u2019re not disrupters, you\u2019re being disrupted.\u201d \u2013 oracle<\/p>\n if managing partners of multipartner firms think the impact of technology in the next 10 years will be similar to that of the last 10 years, they are out of their minds. to run a successful cpa firm in the coming years, managing partners need to disrupt the present in the technology arena. they need to make sure their firm is positioned to adopt these new technologies. those firms that don’t may become endangered species.<\/p>\n managing partners don\u2019t need to be technology gurus and certainly should not be hands-on. but they must have a passion for what the coming changes will mean and must work closely with inside and outside it professionals to take full advantage of the ways technology is changing the cpa profession.<\/p>\n because of the rapid changes taking place in technology and the game-changing impact they are having, we surveyed managing partners across the country. here are their most prescient thoughts.<\/p>\n as the managing partner, what do you do to ensure that computers and technology have the most optimal impact on your firm\u2019s success, profitability and efficiency?<\/strong><\/p>\n in a word, collaborate<\/strong>. <\/em>most managing partners do not have a strong it background. as the saying goes, \u201cyou\u2019ve got to know what you don\u2019t know.\u201d managing partners frequently collaborate with it experts, both within and outside of their firms.<\/p>\n the most common forms of collaboration:<\/p>\n what has your firm done so far to address blockchain, data analytics and ai?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cwe tend to overestimate the effect of a technology change in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n this is known as amara\u2019s law, and it is quite apropos to what\u2019s going on in the cpa firm industry. the strong consensus of managing partners is that today and for the next few years, the hype of the new technologies will exceed most local cpa firms’ access to them. but this will begin to change in the early 2020s.<\/p>\n how do you involve your it director in firm management?<\/strong><\/p>\n a mixed response. most of the firms over $10 million have a high-level internal it director who actively participates in all important management meetings and contributes significantly to the firm\u2019s strategic planning. many smaller firms feel they can\u2019t justify having a high-level it director.<\/p>\n what new things has your firm recently implemented in the it area?<\/strong><\/p>\n two main areas were repeatedly identified by firms:<\/p>\n what do you tell recruits about how cool your firm’s technology is?<\/strong><\/p>\n for many years now, cpa firms have been dedicating enormous resources and brainstorming how to better attract and retain staff. because technology is high on candidates\u2019 lists of desired traits of future employers, it makes sense that it plays an important role in firms\u2019 interviewing and recruiting process. this sentiment was expressed by quite a few managing partners.<\/p>\n these are the things managing partners mentioned most often that their firms stress in recruiting staff:<\/p>\n one of the biggest warnings that cpa firm technology luminaries such as roman kepczyk (right networks) and jim bourke (withum) give to managing partners is to be careful in evaluating their internal it directors. too often, it directors keep their firms mired in old technology to protect their jobs and make themselves indispensable. every firm should have a great it director, but make sure you balance that by seeking regular advice from outside cpa firm consultants.<\/p>\n an executive committee functions much like the board of a corporation. the executive committee\u2019s main duties are oversight of the firm and counsel to the managing partner. executive committees are most common at firms with at least seven or eight partners and usually consist of three to five members, depending on the firm\u2019s size and number of sizable offices. the managing partner is automatically the chair.<\/p>\n here are the main benefits to managing partners of having an executive committee:<\/p>\n these positions are obvious choices if the firm is large enough and the areas sizable enough to warrant them. pics of large offices are probably the most useful because it\u2019s impossible for the managing partner to be in multiple geographic locations at the same time.<\/p>\n this position is responsible for the following duties, which may be managed, supervised, coordinated or performed directly, depending on the size of the firm and what the firm needs from the position. most administrators are responsible for most of these duties, but few are responsible for all of them.<\/p>\n objective: <\/strong>develop and target communications that build awareness of the firm. support, educate and monitor staff on marketing strategy and tactics.<\/p>\n planning<\/strong><\/p>\n client communications<\/strong><\/p>\n education, training, firm marketing support<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a>
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\nthe right people in the right positions will help you stay out of the weeds.<\/strong>
\nby marc rosenberg<\/i>
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